⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 42
- Went cold from three, six of 21
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:03 · CLE 10-7 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 0:55 · CLE 85-75 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q3 2:49 · CLE 77-75 NY
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:43 · CLE 100-95 NY
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 110-107 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 1:07 · CLE 28-34 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:25 · CLE 110-107 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
